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   Brenda Clough to J.Pascal   
   Re: How do you prioritize your projects?   
   23 May 14 17:53:01   
   
   From: BrendaWriter@yahoo.com   
      
   On 5/23/2014 2:26 PM, J.Pascal wrote:   
   > So... maybe I'm the only person ever who finds it hard to stick to one thing   
   to the end, but rotating through doesn't work either because some other idea   
   will add itself to the rotation and the whole thing grows.   
   >   
   > Has anyone had to work through and find a way to prioritize "I'm working on   
   this project now and no others" and figured out a way that maybe feels like   
   the right choice for a while... or maybe no one has trouble with being pulled   
   away to the next new    
   shiny thing.   
   >   
   > Ooooh, Shiny!   
   >   
   > Deadlines and contracts are obvious prioritizers, but what works before then?   
   >   
   > -Julie   
      
      
   Easy. The one that insists on being written comes first. Everything else   
   goes to the wall while the work that is drumming its heels on the carpet   
   and howling gets the attention.   
      
   Brenda   
      
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